Altarpiece, Esglesia de Santa Maria, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain

Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen